For convenience the GP didn’t write that I have fibromyalgia ‘in case he doesn’t believe in it’

So he put down that I have high blood pressure and cholesterol instead.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

Not even getting in to the fact that I have LOW blood pressure and my cholesterol is finethankyouverymuchforasking, and I am on those meds to stop another stroke, HEY HOW ABOUT WE PUT THAT DOWN HUH?

But in case he doesn’t believe in it?

Are you out of your mind?

I have a myriad of symptoms that are impacting on my life, these symptoms have been clumped together, agreed upon and given a name for ease of explanation, and called fibromyalgia. I didn’t make it up. I didn’t give it the name. I just went in with pain and wouldn’t leave until someone told me how to fix it.

I don’t give a flying fuck what this dude believes in, there is a fucking REASON I am on mega doses of a fucking seizure medication and it is not for the shits and giggles.

(fo shizzle. No shits. No giggles. This fucker is potent. 600mg of Lyrica a day.)

Back when Boo was diagnosed with Autism there were doctors that didn’t believe in it. True Facts. I had doctors and specialists tell me he just didn’t want to talk, it was a behaviour thing, it was because his father was ETHNIC.

I am living groundhog day.

And anyway, why does it matter if this bloke is living in the dark ages? He is a fucking ear nose and throat surgeon. I am going to see him about inflamed fucking adenoids, not my propensity to fall asleep at inconvenient times or the screaming pain in my feet.

How about we give the fucker a heads up in case his head is not up his arse and he actually has to perform surgery? He may want to know in advance about my brain farts and mega doses of painkillers that you conveniently forgot to mention in the referral.

In case he doesn’t believe in it.

The same thing happened when I got the referral to the rheumatologist and the endocrinologist. ‘Please to be seeing Kelley, she has nothing wrong with her’.

I don’t get it. If it is so taboo, so controversial, give me another diagnosis. ANY fucking diagnosis, I don’t care. Just something you can all agree on so I can go and get fixed without all the secret handshakes and coded messages.

You need a new GP. One who can do his job. I had my son promise he’d never go back to the one he just saw to get a prescription of his anti-depressant meds. The one who didn’t know his history or the family history of depression and blithely suggested he go off them. My son took his advice and we have just come through 4 weeks of hell. The first two weeks were okay but he bottomed out the weekend we went to Melbourne. I spent till 3am one morning rubbing his back in the hope that the physical touch would still his mind and stop the thoughts. He’s back on meds now but it takes a while for them to kick in. He’s better than he was but still has a little way to go. Seriously some GPs should be struck off.

I agree with Char – some doctors should be struck off. Before I knew that menopause had started, I had put on 25kg in about 6 weeks – when I spoke to my GP about it she told “Well you can’t expect to look like you did when you were 20” – I agree, I don’t expect to look the same at 47 as I did when I was 20 but I also don’t expect to cut out sugar, wheat and dairy and then put on 25kg in 6 weeks !
I found a new dr and haven’t looked back !
Thinking of you and good luck with your appointment (I think you may need it by the sounds of things !)
Me xox

So angry for you. Been there done that. As you say who gives a fuck if he ‘believes’ in it? And for fucks sake it’s not like Santa where you believe or don’t believe in some dodgy red clothed guy who breaks into your house once a year. The diagnosis exists. It’s shown to have small fibre neuropathy involvement. It’s fricken’ disabling for many. It isn’t something you believe or don’t believe in. The research is there. Idiots. Hate that mentality. ALL your history is important, especially if you do end up having surgery. Shat off on your behalf.

Errr… what?! So much what the fuckery going on in that post (regarding the doctors, not you). I can’t get over the fact that someone said Boo didn’t speak because his father is ethnic. The idiocy of some people astounds me. Scary that they are doctors, too. 🙁

Go back to that GP and demand he write the truth. If those other doctors “don’t believe in it”, take along stacks of paperwork and all your medications to inform them otherwise. How else are they going to learn? (channelling Sheldon Cooper there).
It really is ridiculous that your GP should lie like that. He should know better. He should know that if other doctors don’t know about Fibro then they need to learn.
OR…get another GP. And have those adenoids out.

Absolutely dumbfuckery. I paid the doctors we had to go to when we moved here because they were the only ones who were taking new patients, to move our records to decent doctors when they finally reopened their books. They only moved on THEIR records, the last four months, NOT the records of the last 12 years, from our previous GP in Brisbane. The ones that they NEVER looked at and when they said: Well you have no previous history of x, y, z condition and we said: Actually we do, it’s in the notes our previous GP has confirmed has been sent through to you but you never actually look at it, they then said, oh right, to. Gah! So glad to finally have good GPs. Hope you get some answers. xx

Its been a long time since my last beef with a doctor. I had many when it came to my children however one experience with my Mother stands out. Not quite what you are going through however made me question the medical profession.

My Mother was a prescription drug addict and in the days before computers, she did the rounds of doctors and chemists. She had enough panadeine forte, rohypnol, serapax and xanax to take out an army.

One day she decided to go cold turkey. She wasn’t my Mother anymore. She was convinced that there was a State Bank conspiracy. I wasn’t to tell them or give them anything. Diet Pepsi was her hero. She didn’t know me however she felt I was someone she could trust.

I took her to the prescribing doctor (who of course was not interested in taking any responsibility for his prescription writing negligence) in her nighty, no knickers and no shoes, and told him I would call the police if he could not guarantee an immediate consultation when I arrived at the hospital. No surprise that he made the phone call, wrote the letter and we got in straight away for a psych evaluation. A week of detox and a half hearted attempt by mental health meant she could go home.

Within no time she was back to her old ways. New doctor, different chemist. She passed away 9 years ago from a disease that was exacerbated by her addiction.

Fucking lazy doctors! Lazy doctors allowed to do what they please. That’s my rant for the day. Thanks. Stand your ground and good luck!

Just let them know what you really have and that your doctor doesn’t believe in it, then see what they write in their reports.

Fucking doctors, done the same shit to my mother. Kept telling her there’s nothing wrong with her when catscans said she had bulging discs and pinched nerves. No one wants to give her surgery and her pain management doctor has her on Lyrica as well. Doesn’t work. Nothing does.